The Trap (The Mad Trapper) (1966)
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Every ten years or so, the all-purpose title The Trap is applied to a film about psychological rather than physical entrapment. This 1966 British/Canadian coproduction stars Oliver Reed as a roughhewn fur trapper of the 1890s. He has missed the annual "wife auction" due to inclement… More Every ten years or so, the all-purpose title The Trap is applied to a film about psychological rather than physical entrapment. This 1966 British/Canadian coproduction stars Oliver Reed as a roughhewn fur trapper of the 1890s. He has missed the annual "wife auction" due to inclement weather, and must settle for what's left: a timorous mute girl, played by Rita Tushingham. Though she lives in mortal terror of her husband, Tushingham nurses Reed through a near-fatal illness. The awe-inspiring location photography of The Trap frequently upstages the strenuous dramatics of its stars. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sidney Hayers
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 1966 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Reed, playing against a character who is mute, seems to make it his duty to act enough for the both of them.
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Cast
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Rita Tushingham
as Eve
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Oliver Reed
as Jean La Bete
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Rex Sevenoaks
as The Trader
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Barbara Chilcott
as Trader's Wife
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Linda Goranson
as Trader's Daughter
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Blain Fairman
as Clerk
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Walter Marsh
as Preacher
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Jon Granik
as No Name
